Google says that the storage is shared between Gmail and Picasa Web Albums, but it's obvious that the additional storage will mostly be used in Google Docs, when the service morphs into Google Drive.

"While storage costs have been dropping naturally, we've also been working hard to improve our infrastructure to reduce costs even further. Today, we're dramatically lowering our prices to make extra storage more affordable. You can now buy 20 GB for only $5 a year, twice as much storage for a quarter of the old price, and enough space for more than 10,000 full resolution pictures taken with a five megapixel camera," explains Google.

If you've already purchased Google storage, there's a good news: "Your total storage will be increased according to this page at no extra cost. For example, if you had previously purchased 10 GB of Google storage, you now have 80 GB available."

I wonder how much free storage Google Drive will offer when it's released.

But now, security becomes the top concern. With a single password, everything in the google account can be changed, such the password, secondary email address, security question, cell phone number, even the account can be totally deleted. It is good to have more storage space, but we also need more security control.

More security : YES ! Google services are great but is only protected with a password. Google ask me to enter my phone number. But if someone steals my phone, it's even worse ! Indeed, the man who stole my phone can ask Google to send him a news password on the phone, isn't it :o ?!I really need more security Google !

I 'd like to have a "postal" rescue : if someone stole my account, I 'd like to have possibility to have it back by sending a postal mail to Google and wait for a postal answer from GG. Sometimes old system are so great :) !! And I really want to pay for more security !!!